me
I love rock climbing, I hate working out… but do it anyway.
I love music, I hate tv and movies.
I love humor, I hate insincerity.
I’ve never worked a day in my life, but I’m always at work.
I’m in love with creativity, and have a passion for living.
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Michael Tucker (32) is an entrepreneur focusing on development and management of entertainment related ventures. His company, Zia Entertainment, serves as his parent company for projects and companies where, as an officer and/or board member, he works to develop entertainment-focused internet properties.
Michael has an engineering and production background, having the opportunity to work on almost 20 Gold & Platinum albums and on some of pop music’s biggest acts including *N Sync, Britney Spears, and Backstreet Boys, to name a few. Michael’s production and songwriting skills enabled one of his songs to reach #2 on Canadian Radio as well as being nominated for a Juno for Song of the Year. As an active member of NARAS, Michael served on the Grammy Engineering Craft Committee from 2003-2006 as one of five engineers in Los Angeles chosen to select nominations for the Grammy’s.
In 2005, Michael made the transition from the music business to the internet/tech world as one of the founders of MusicFreedom.com, a portal for indie bands. Prior to that, Michael joined forces and partner with Cloud 19, a leading DVD Authoring Facility, to help grow their business. Before his role at Cloud 19, Michael was based in New York City, where he became a household name working on records for all the major labels. In 2001 Michael was nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year (*NSync “Bye, Bye, Bye”). From 1995-2000 Michael played an influential role in developing Orlando’s music scene. Michael helped build and develop many studios and their staff including Trans-Continental Studios, home of the pop explosion. Simultaneously, he built close working relationships with Trans-Continental Records, Wright Entertainment Group, Jive Records and RCA Records.
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Michael’s current business interests are:
Zia Ent – Web Division - Zia’s Web Division is a small group of brains and talent who develop entertainment-focused web systems. We’re driven to create properties that elegantly combine simplicity and functionality.
MMG - MMG is an investment fund that is building a portfolio of entertainment companies. Currently MMG has acquired three properties, r00m post-production, Company X Audio, and a new acquisition that will be a high-end visual effects house.
Bite Size Investments - Bite Size Investments is a strategic micro-investment firm building apps for the new social web. Our current focus is facebook and the F8 platform, but we are also starting to investigate OpenSocial, Ning, Friendster’s new platform, as well as looking forward to seeing what MySpace does in the coming months.
2AM Media, LLC – Partner – Music and Animation Company delivering the concept of the “Virtual Artist” - Currently, 2AM is focused on developing original animated content for the web.
MusicFreedom.com – Partner - a company that focuses on providing services and opportunity to indie/unsigned artists.
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SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
*N SYNC *N Sync (1998) RCA Engineer
*N SYNC Home For Christmas (1998) RCA Engineer
*N SYNC No Strings Attached (2000) Jive Engineer, Mixing(Grammy nomination: Record of the Year “Bye, Bye, Bye”)
*N SYNC Celebrity (2001) Jive Engineer, Mixing
4-U Just for You (1996) Atlantic Mixing
95 South Tightwork 3000 (2000) RCA Mixing
Aaron Carter Aaron Carter (1998) Edel Engineer, Production
Aaron Carter Aaron’s Party (2000) Jive Engineer, P.T. Editor
Aaron Carter Another Earthquake! (2002) Jive Engineer, P.T. Editor
Backstreet Boys Millennium (1999) Jive Engineer
Backstreet Boys Black & Blue (2000) Jive Engineer
Britney Spears Oops! …I Did It Again (2000) Jive Engineer
Britney Spears Britney (2001) Jive Engineer, Mixer>
Britney Spears I’m Not a Girl Jive Engineer
Britney Spears …Baby One More Time (2002) Jive Engineer
Brtiney Spears In the Zone – “Brave New Girl” Jive Engineer
C-Note Different Kind of Love (1999) Epic Engineer
DJ Magic Mike Don’t Talk Just Listen (1996) Atlantic P.T. Editing
Full Force Ahead of Their Time! (2001) Thump Mixing
LMNT All Sides (2002) Atlantic Mixing
Luis Fonsi Fight the Feeling (2002) MCA Engineer
Jordan Knight Jordan Knight (1999) Interscope Engineer
JC Chasez Schizophrenic Jive Engineer, Mixing, Prod.
Mel B Hot (2000) Virgin Mixing
Nick Carter Now or Never (2002) Jive Engineer
P.Y.T. P.Y.T. (Down with Me) (2001) Sony Engineer
Quad City DJ’s Get on up and Dance (1996) Atlantic Engineer, Mixing
Steps Buzz (2000) Jive Mixing
Snow Mind On The Moon EMI Canada Writing,Prod., Mixing
(produced #2 single “everybody wants to be like you”)
(Nominated for Canadian Juno Best Songwriter 2001)
Soundtrack Pokemon (1999) Atlantic engineer
Soundtrack On The Line Jive Mixing
Soundtrack Popstars, Vol. 2 (2001) Atlantic Engineer, Mixing
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